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Diane Ackerman quotes about love

American Poet October 7, 1948

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I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and deeply spiritual, glorifying the smallest life-form and embracing the most distant stars. Diane Ackerman
In our heart we know that life loves life. Yet we feast on some of the other life-forms with which we share our planet; we kill to live. Taste is what carries us across that rocky moral terrain, what makes the horror palatable, and the paradox we could not defend by reason melts into a jungle of sweet temptations. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "Of all the errands life seems to be running, of all the..."
Of all the errands life seems to be running, of all the mysteries that enchant us, love is my favorite Diane Ackerman
When I set a glass prism on a windowsill and allow the sun to flood through it, a spectrum of colors dances on the floor. What we call "white" is a rainbow of colored rays packed into a small space. The prism sets them free. Love is the white light of emotion. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "Love is like a batik created from many emotional colors, it is..."
Love is like a batik created from many emotional colors, it is a fabric whose pattern and brightness may vary. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no..."
Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "Love seems to be as Essential as Sunlight"
Love seems to be as Essential as Sunlight Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "How can love's spaciousnessbe conveyed in the narrowconfines..."
How can love's spaciousnessbe conveyed in the narrowconfines of one syllable? Diane Ackerman

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